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Sun Dec 13, 2020, 07:29 AM Dec 2020

Conservatives Keep Top Jobs In The Kansas Statehouse, Setting Up More Clashes With The Governor

Conservative Republicans continue to control the Kansas Legislature, setting up a rough road for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.

Republican legislative leaders will likely keep their sometimes combative relationship with Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly.

Conservative Republicans maintained their grip on top jobs in the Kansas House and Senate in leadership elections on Tuesday.

That paves the way for lawmakers to restrict the governor’s powers to respond to the pandemic and continued challenges for some top Democratic priorities, like Medicaid expansion.

Read more: https://www.kcur.org/news/2020-12-07/conservatives-keep-top-jobs-in-the-kansas-statehouse-setting-up-more-clashes-with-the-governor

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